Minister's or Treasurer's representative may attend meetings
8 Minister's or Treasurer's representative may attend meetings
A person authorised in writing by a public corporation's Minister or the Treasurer may attend (but not participate in) any meeting of the board of the corporation and may have access to papers provided to directors for the purposes of the meeting.
Where the board considers that a matter dealt with at a meeting attended by a representative of the Minister or the Treasurer should be treated for any reason as confidential, the board may advise the
Minister or the Treasurer, as the case may require, of that opinion giving the reason for the opinion, and the Minister or the Treasurer may, subject to subsection (3), act on that advice as the Minister or the Treasurer thinks fit.
Where the Minister or the Treasurer is satisfied on the basis of the board's advice under subsection (2) that the corporation owes a duty of confidence in respect of a matter, the Minister or the Treasurer, as the case may be, must ensure the observance of that duty in respect of the matter, but this subsection does not prevent the Minister or the Treasurer from disclosing the matter as required in the proper performance of ministerial functions or duties.
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